Environmental Rules in Dougherty County, GA (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Dougherty County, Georgia.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Dougherty County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Stormwater Management

Dougherty County's Stormwater Quality Management and Discharge Control Resolution, Sec. 2-14.5-1 et seq., regulates runoff from developed and undeveloped land countywide to meet the county's federal NPDES stormwater permit. The Public Works Director administers it, and violators face civil penalties of $50 to $5,000 per day.

Dougherty County Stormwater Discharge Rules

Significant Restrictions

Dougherty County Code § 2-14.5-1

(a}Title. This chapter shall be known as the "Dougherty County Stormwater Quality Management and Discharge Control Resolution." ... (6)Federal and state regulations require certain counties to implement a program of stormwater controls. Dougherty County is required to obtain a federal permit for stormwater discharge under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES). ... (e)Respo...

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Erosion Control

In unincorporated Dougherty County, disturbing one acre or more of land, or a smaller tract that is part of a larger development plan, requires a land disturbance permit from the Dougherty County Public Works Department backed by an engineer-sealed erosion and sediment control plan. Violators face civil penalties of $50 to $5,000 per day of violation.

Erosion and Sediment Control Permits, Dougherty County

Some Restrictions

Dougherty County Code §§ 2-14.5-3, 2-14.5-5, 2-14.5-92

(a)Permit required. ... Every person will be required to obtain a land disturbance permit from the Dougherty County Public Works Department in the following cases:(1)Land disturbing activity disturbs one (1) or more acres of land;(2)Land disturbing activity of less than one (1) acre of land if such activity is part of a larger common plan of development that affects one (1) or more acre of land...

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